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Akram Nakach

Akram Nakach (Arabic: أكرم نقاش; born 7 April 2002) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a left-back for AS FAR.

Akram Nakach
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-04-07) 7 April 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Casablanca, Morocco
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 AS FAR
Number 6
Youth career
–2021 Mohammed VI Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2024 Union de Touarga 35 (2)
2024– AS FAR 0 (0)
International career‡
2018–2019 Morocco U17 5 (1)
2022– Morocco U23 7 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Morocco
UNAF U-17 Tournament
Winner 2018 Morocco
U-23 Africa Cup of Nations
Winner 2023 Morocco
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:57, 26 May 2023 (UTC)

Club career

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Union de Touarga

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Nakach joined the Mohammed VI Football Academy training center at a young age, where he also received his schooling.

On 1 September 2021, Nakach signed his first professional contract by joining Union de Touarga for three seasons. He played his first season in Botola 2 and was crowned vice-champion in his first season.[1] On 2 September 2022, he played his first match in Botola Pro against DHJ, coming on in the 81st minute in place of Omar Namsaoui (defeat, 1–0).[2] On 2 October, he received his first start in Botola Pro against MA Tétouan (draw, 1-1).[3] Five days later, on 7 October, he gave his team victory by scoring the only goal of the match against SCC Mohammédia thanks to an assist from Éric Mbangossoum (victory, 1–0).[4] His club finished the 2022–23 season in eighth place in the championship standings.

AS FAR

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On July 5, 2024, Nakach joined AS FAR on a four-year contract.

International career

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Nakach first received a call-up to the Morocco U-17 team in 2018 from manager Jamal Sellami to participate in the UNAF Championship qualifying for the UNAF U-17 Tournament. Facing Algeria U-17 (victory, 5–2), Tunisia U-17 (victory, 1–0) and Libya U-17 (victory, 1–0), the Moroccans won the tournament thanks to three wins out of three matches.[5] Against Tunisia, Nakach scored the only goal of the match.[6] In April 2019, Nakach was officially selected to take part in the African Cup of Nations in Tanzania.[7] The Moroccans were eliminated in the first round, finishing in fourth and last place in the standings of their group composed of Cameroon U17 (defeat, 2–1), Guinea U17 (defeat, 1–0) and Senegal U17 (draw, 1-1).[8][9]

On 9 June 2023, Nakach was on Issame Charaï's final list to take part in the U23 African Cup which took place in Morocco.[10] He made his first minutes in two friendly preparation matches against Mauritania (victory, 4–1) and Zambia (victory, 4–2), on 15 and 19 June respectively.[11] The group stage matches took place at the end of June against Guinea, Ghana and Congo at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat.[12] On the bench for the opening match against Guinea (victory, 2–1), Nakach was absent from the match sheet during the second match against Ghana in place of Oussama El Azzouzi. Morocco thus validated its ticket for the semi-finals of the competition after a victory of 5–1.[13][14] In the semi-final against Mali, he was absent from the match sheet, while the Moroccans managed to win the match on penalties after a draw of 2-2.[15] The Moroccans then automatically qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris and the final of the CAN against Egypt.[16][17][18] The final was won by Morocco in extra time against Egypt thanks to a goal by Oussama Targhalline (victory, 2–1).[19][20]

Selected in September 2023, Nakach entered the game in a friendly match on 7 September against Brazil in Fez (victory, 1–0).[21][22] A second friendly match scheduled for 11 September in the same city was canceled by the Royal Moroccan Football Federation following the earthquake in Morocco.[23][24]

On 4 July 2024, Nakach was selected by Tarik Sektioui in a list of 22 players with Morocco to take part in the 2024 Olympic Games.[25][26]

Honours

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Morocco U23

Morocco U17

References

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  1. ^ Presse (MAP), Agence Maghreb Arabe (16 May 2022). "Botola: l'Union Touarga promu en première division !". LeSiteinfo.com (in French). Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Difaâ El Jadida 1-0 Union Touarga - 02 septembre 2022 / Botola Pro Inwi 2022/2023". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  3. ^ "MA Tétouan 1-1 Union Touarga - 02 octobre 2022 / Botola Pro Inwi 2022/2023". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Union Touarga 1-0 SCCM - 07 octobre 2022 / Botola Pro Inwi 2022/2023". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Championnat d'Afrique du Nord U-17: L'équipe marocaine se qualifie pour la coupe d'Afrique Tanzanie-2019". Le7tv. 29 August 2018.
  6. ^ rédaction, La (29 August 2018). "Marooc: qualifié pour la CAN U17 Tanzanie 2019". Africa Top Sports (in French). Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  7. ^ MATIN, Amine Raad, LE. "Liste du Maroc pour la CAN U17, Tanzanie 2019". lematin.ma (in French). Retrieved 6 July 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ LesEco.ma (21 April 2019). "CAN U17 Tanzanie-2019. Le Maroc éliminé après sa défaite face à la Guinée". LesEco.ma (in French). Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  9. ^ "Le Maroc éliminé de la CAN U17". Hespress Français - Actualités du Maroc (in French). 21 April 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  10. ^ "CAN U23: la liste des Lionceaux dévoilée, avec El Khannouss et Ezzalzouli". Le360 Sport (in French). Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  11. ^ "Prépa. CAN U23 : le Maroc enchaîne !". www.afrik-foot.com (in French). 20 June 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  12. ^ "Maroc : la liste pour la CAN U23 avec 2 Mondialistes et un ancien joueur de l'OM". www.afrik-foot.com (in French). 9 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  13. ^ "Maroc-Ghana (CAN U23): les notes de Coach Charaï et ses Lionceaux". Le360 Sport (in French). Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  14. ^ m.drissi. "CAN U23 : Le Maroc étrille le Ghana et se qualifie en demie". www.menara.ma (in French). Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  15. ^ "CAN U23 : Le Maroc rejoint l'Egypte en finale et se qualifie aux JO". Hespress Français - Actualités du Maroc (in French). 4 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  16. ^ "Paris-2024 : le Maroc et l'Égypte représenteront l'Afrique au tournoi de football". France 24 (in French). 5 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  17. ^ "Une grosse affiche en finale de la CAN U23". SOFOOT.com (in French). 5 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  18. ^ "CAN U23 : Le Maroc rejoint l'Egypte en finale et se qualifie aux JO". Hespress Français - Actualités du Maroc (in French). 4 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  19. ^ "Le Maroc renverse l'Égypte et remporte sa première CAN U23". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  20. ^ "Le Maroc remporte la CAN U23 au bout de la prolongation". SOFOOT.com (in French). 9 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  21. ^ A.K. "U23 / Amical Maroc - Brésil : Les Lionceaux vainqueurs de la Seleçao". L'Opinion Maroc - Actualité et Infos au Maroc et dans le monde. (in French). Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  22. ^ "Le Maroc U23 s'offre le Brésil !". www.afrik-foot.com (in French). 7 September 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  23. ^ L'Opinion. "Amical U23: Annulation du match Maroc-Brésil". L'Opinion Maroc - Actualité et Infos au Maroc et dans le monde. (in French). Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  24. ^ "Séisme: La rencontre amicale Maroc-Brésil (U23) annulée". Hespress Français - Actualités du Maroc (in French). 10 September 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  25. ^ Margueritte, Matthieu (4 July 2024). "JO : la liste définitive du Maroc avec Hakimi et Ben Seghir". Foot Mercato : Info Transferts Football - Actu Foot Transfert (in French). Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  26. ^ "Le Maroc dévoile sa liste pour les JO 2024, le Parisien Achraf Hakimi présent". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  27. ^ "Egypt U23 vs Morocco U23: Olympics". BBC Sport. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
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